Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

Invest your talents
And earn your Lord a profit.
But what currency?

1 Thes 4:9-11 / Mt 25:14-30

Friday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

"In lustful passion,"
We indulge without a care.
But whom do we use?

1 Thes 4:1-8 / Mt 25:1-13

Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

"Increase and abound."
May your heart be overwhelmed
And know as They know.

1 Thes 3:7-13 / Mk 6:17-29

Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

Woe to us blind fools.
Style over substance: Our grail.
Seek what is honest.

1 Thes 2:9-13 / Mt 23:27-32

Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

Woe to us blind fools.
Minutiae: Our fetish.
Seek what is weighty.

1 Thes 2:1-8 / Mt 23:23-26

Monday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

Not just pretty words.
Delicious fire everywhere.
Taste and see Their truth.

1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10 / Mt 23:13-22

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Narrow, but stretchy.
Fear not, your Parent's trials.
Their gate is open.

Is 66:18-21 / Heb 12:5-7, 11-13 / Lk 13:22-30

Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle

Before you were born,
They held your soul in Their hands.
"Glorious splendor!"

Rv 21:9b-14 / Jn 1:45-51

Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Love God. Love neighbor.
That is all They ask of you.
"Praise the Lord, my soul!"

Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22 / Mt 22:34-40

Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

The unworthy soul
Stands naked before their Lord.
Silence is deadly.

Jgs 11:29-39a / Mt 22:1-14

Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Deathbed conversion
Equals lifetime of sainthood.
Only in Their dreams.

Jgs 9:6-15 / Mt 20:1-16

Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

A tiny camel.
Rich or poor, obey Their will
And you shall pass through.

Jgs 6:11-24a / Mt 19:23-30

Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

Give all, then follow.
Will you walk away sadly?
Or rejoice gladly?

Jgs 2:11-19 / Mt 19:16-22

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Hiding from Truth's fire
Leads to tepid harmony
Not the finish line.

Jer 38:4-6, 8-10 / Heb 12:1-4 / Lk 12:49-53

Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Pious barricades
Shall not keep us from our prize.
"Let them come," They say.

Jos 24:14-29 / Mt 19:13-15

Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Such glorious fruit
From orchards we did not plant.
Fat and happy souls!

Jos 24:1-13 / Mt 19:3-12

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

O Holy Mother,
Infuse us with your boldness.
Blessed be Their will!

Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab / 1 Cor 15:20-27 / Lk 1:39-56

Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr

For whom would you die?
Lover? Stranger? Enemy?
Precious in Their eyes.

Wis 3:1-9 / Jn 15:12-16

Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Foolish innocence.
Embrace your dependency.
Embrace your greatness.

Dt 31:1-8 / Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Stranger to someone,
Whom shall show mercy to you?
Befriend the unknown.

Dt 10:12-22 / Mt 17:22-27

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Vigilance, my friends,
Vigilance. The end is near,
Or not. Vigilance.

Wis 18:6-9 / Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 / Lk 12:32-48

Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr

Give all, for your God.
Give all, for your family.
The language of love.

2 Cor 9:6-10 / Jn 12:24-26

Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Earth. Water. Air. Fire.
Signs and wonders and a cross.
All for you and me.

Dt 4:32-40 / Mt 16:24-28

Thursday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

A simple question:
"Who do you say that I am?"
My beloved friend.

Nm 20:1-13 / Mt 16:13-23

Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

"Send these dogs away.
They do not belong with us."
A surprise ending.

Nm 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26-29a, 34-35 / Mt 15:21-28

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Sublime truth exposed.
Their glory, for us to see.
Siblings, your siblings.

Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 / 2 Pt 1:16-19 / Lk 9:28b-36

Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Eat, drink, be merry!
Let your troubles fall away.
They will satisfy.

Nm 11:4b-15 / Mt 14:13-21

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wealth. Security.
Vanity, sweet vanity!
Grace is all you need.

Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23 / Col 3:1-5, 9-11 / Lk 12:13-21

Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

The trumpet's echo:
You did not create your feast.
Deal fairly. Forgive.

Lv 25:1, 8-17; Mt 14:1-12

Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Ordinariness,
Sits right next to godliness.
Sing to Them with joy!

Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Mt 13:54-58

Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

Behold, Their dwelling!
Come, good and bad are welcome.
See, a new day dawns.

Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Mt 13:47-53